To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward.
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adj. 向后的;反向的;怯生生的;落后的;
adv. 向后地;相反地;回溯地;
💡 back后边+ward向... →向后的
"Because of his long illness, Tom is backward in his studies."
因为汤姆长期生病, 所以在学习中成绩落后.
近义：lagging, underdeveloped, undeveloped, unprogressive, backwards, atavic
vt. 归还;交还;使恢复;修复;
vt.& vi. 恢复（某种情况或感受）;使复原;使复位;使复职;
💡 re(back)+stor(stand)+e(动词后缀)→归还；使复位；修补
"The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy."
这些举措旨在恢复公众对经济的信心。
近义：reactivate, reconstruct, refurbish, rehabilitate, remodel, renovate
反义：hurt, impair, injure, mar, perish, ruin
v. 使成为;递交;给予;表达;
💡 rend给+er表动词 →使成为；给予
"You can render the chicken down to make stock for soup."
你可以把这只鸡做成汤料.
近义：impart, net, pay, produce, return, yield
adj. 最好的;首要的;最初的;基本的;
n. 精华;初期;全盛时期;青年;
vt. 使准备好;填装;事先指导;
adv. 极好地;
vi. （为枪炮）装火药;涂底漆;修剪树枝;注水入泵引起;
💡 prim第一，主要的+e → 最初的，基本的
"Ade has been widely tipped as the Prime Minister."
很多人认为艾德将继任首相.
近义：stoke, fuel, bloom, blossom, blossoming, efflorescence
n. 功能，作用;应变量，函数;职务;重大聚会;
vi. 有或起作用;行使职责;
💡 funct活动+ion表名词 → 功能
"The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body."
肾的功能是排泄人体里的废物.
近义：ceremony, operate, perform, run, work, interrelation
adv. 前进地;向前;至将来;提前地;
adj. 向前方的;迅速的;（社会、政治）进步的;早熟的;
vt. 促进，助长;（按新地址）转寄;发送;
n. 前锋;
💡 for前 + ward向... → ad.向前；今后，往后\r\nv.转发
"He leaned forward, his hands clasped tightly together."
他俯身向前，双手十字交错地紧握着。
近义：reship, patronize, promote, propitiate, support, uphold
反义：get, back, backward, rearward, fro